Railway dump car



L.KLHNHANS 'April 6 `1926. 1,579,821

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RAILWAY DUMP CAR.

Application led July 27, 1925i Serial No. 46,1440, I

To all whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, LINDLEY KLEINHANS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Railway Dump Car, of which the following isa specification.

construction.

The general object of the invention is to provide a construction in conjunction with a dump car' wherebyy the door on either sido of the car which is tilted downwardly into discharging position is automatically extended, and is held in extended position to Aform a delivery chute for the lmaterial in the car.

Another object of the invention is to provide door supporting means of the character'V indicated which'act wholly by gravity, S'o thatthe shifting of centers due to tilting of the car body serves to open and extend the door on the discharge side of the car.

vide a safety lock for preventing undesired opening of the car door on the side of the body which is raised during the dumping operation. Y

Still further objects of the inventlon are to provide readily disengageable connecting means which are applicable to use in the I mechanism of the present invention, anda i door hinge which is so arranged that the doors may be readily lifted from posltion on the oorof the ear body.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1s an end elevation of adumping car, showing the mechanism of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one end of the car showing the door operating mechanism for the end shown; Figure 3 is an end elevation similar to Figure 1, but showlng 1n full lines the carbody and the door operating mechanism in an intermediate position assumed during the swinging of the car body to dumping position, and showing 1n dotted lines the car body and the door on the dumping side-thereof in fully swung or j dumping position; y.Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional viewy throu hthe car body,

. showing in'elevation the hlnge for securing afdoor to the- 'ioor of the body and the .Y stop member associated 'with the door;

i 5P Figurev 5- is o. front elevation of the upperl his inventlo'n relates toa dumping car Another object of the invention is to pro'- leaf of the; hinge; Figure 6 is a detail end elevation of the means for engaging the operating arms on one side ofthe car for locking the car body in carrying position and for locking the door operating mechan1sm; Figure' 7 is avertical sectional view of the same, taken on the line 7 7 Figure 6; Figure 8 is a detail side elevation of they pivoting means for the operating arms which provide pivotal points and connections for the operation of the car door; and Figure 9 isa front elevation of the members shown in Figure 8, In the drawings the reference numeral 1 indicates generally the under frame of a dumping car to which the mechanism of the present invention is applied.v Reference numeral 2 designates a pedestal mounted on the draft beam 3 of the car. On this pedestal 2 is a. pivot pin 4 for connection with the supporting lug or block 5 on the under side of the car body 6. Two or more such pivotal connections may be provided for the car body.

Means for locking the car body in carrying position, and for engaging the door oper- S0 ating arms .of the car, comprise brackets 7 and 7a disposed one on each side of the car, and having respectively upwardly extending pedestal arms l8 and 8a. Thei pedestal arm 8 is provided withan aperture 9 arranged to receive a pin 10 on an arm 11. This arm 11 is pivotally mounted on a pin 1bv extending through yoke'12, which is hinged at 13 tothe arm 11 so that the entire member may be broken part wayof its length,

As shown in Figure 7 of the drawings, the pedestal arm 8 and arm 11 are held in mutual engagement by means of the pin 10 passing through the aperture 9 in the pedestal arm 8. Withdrawal of the pin 10 from its engaging aperture is prevented by means of a squared sleeve 14 which slides down over the engaging extremity ofthe arm 11 and a lug 15 on the pedestal arm 8.` To disengage these arms the sleeve 14 .is forced 1 00 upwardly and the pin 10'forced out of engagement with the aperture 9this action belng permitted by the hinged construction of l the arm 11.

Similarly the pedestal arm 8a on the other side of the car is provided with an aperture 9a. for the engagement of a pin 10l carried by the arm 11, the upper extremity of which provides the 'pivotal pin 12, and

whichis similarly hinged at 13. con- 110 struction being identical with that on the other side of the car, is likewisey provided with the sleeve 14a slidable on the arm 11a and engaging a lug 15a on the pedestal arm 8a, which cooperates with the lower portion of the arm 11a.

The pivot pins 16 and 16, mounted in the yoke or pivotal members 12 and 12a of the arms 11 and 11a carry respectively arms 17 and 18 and arms 17a and 131. The arms 18 and 18L are both pivoted on a pin 19 in a strap or bar 20, which extends downwardly y beyond the car body 6. The pivot pin 19 is in diiect alignment with the pivotal connections 4 for the car body. Stop bars 21 and 21a, secured to the endy of the car body, have hooked portions 22 and 2,2a engaging respectively the` under sides of the arms 18 and 18a.

.The car doors 23 and 23a are pivotally secured to the car body 6 by means of hinges indicated generally by the reference numerals 24 and 24aL for the different doors. Each of these hinges comprises a leaf 25, secured to the floor 26 of the car body, and provided with an open ferrule or channel 27. The other leaf 28 is provided with a hinge pin 29 lying in the channel 27. The doors 23 and 23 are provided respectively with the stop bars 30 and 30"L which extend downvcadly beyond the floor 26 of the car vAsi-ms 17 and 17 are pivotally connected by pins 31 and 31a with arms or bars 32 and 32, which are 4secured respectively to the doors 23 and 23a Arcuate straps 33 and 33a may be. desirably provided to serve as additional means for limiting the outward swinging of doors 23 and 23a. These straps are secured to the doors adjacent the upper extremities of the latter, and have @thereon stop lugs 34 and 34a. Staples 35 and 35a overlie the-straps 33 and 33a, and serve asjluimiting means for the lugs 34 and'34a. l

It should be understood that the structure described above is duplicated in identical form for both ends of the car. Since the form and arrangement ofthe parts isfidentical for both ends, the descrlption of the device as applied to one end should be suf-A icient.

AIn Figure 1 of the drawings, the car, and the mechanism of the present invention associated therewith, is shown in level or carrying position. In order to bring the car body and one 0f the doors of' the car into the dumping position shown in Figurel l3, one of the arms 11 or 11a islirstdlsengaged from its corresponding pedestal arm 8 or 8a. As shown in Figure 3, the arm 11a to the right of the drawing is to permit dumping of the tothe left in the drawing.

Disengagement of the pedestal arm 11 disenga ed car on the sgid is effected by forcing sleeve 14a upwardly from engagement with the lug y15". The eiective length of the arm 11a may then be decreased by forcing its parts outwardly at their point of pivotal connection 13a. This permits withdrawal of pin 10 from the orifice 9Z1 in the bracket or pedestal arm 8a. The jointed structure of the arms 11 and 11a is rendered necessary by the fact that the pivot pins 16 and 16a, on which they are mounted, are fixed points in the mechamsm.

lVhen arm 11a has been freed, tilting movement of the car body 6 may be started by applying -any lifting force to that side of the body at which the pedestal arm hasY` been disengaged, by shifting the materialv toward the other side of the body, or by an unequal loading of the car.

During this tilting movement the door on the high side of the car is maintained in closed position by the action of stop bar 21 on the transverse arm18a, this stop bar preventing downward rotation of the arm operating arm 17 with the bar 32 secured to the door 23". Beca-use of this positioning the resultant of the forces tending to swing the door to open position is directed down-l wardly against the engaging lug 22n of the stop bar 21, and movement of the parts for operating the-door is thus positively prevented. On the downward swinging side of the car body,-the change of position of the pivotal center 31 with respect to the piv# o-tal center 16 causes the arm 17 to swing inwardly on its pivo-t 16. The transverse arm 18 is rigid betweenits `pivotal points 16 and 19. As the door operating arm 17 swings downwardly and inwardly, the door 23 swings around the4 pivotal connection 29 between arm 17 and bar 32 until it assumes a position in line with the floor 26 of the car body, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 of the drawings. It is prevented from swinging below the floor line by the engagement of stop bar 30 with the under side of fthe Hoor 26. If the arcuate stops'33 and 33 are likewise provided, further swinging 8a. This is eifecte'd by bringing thev lock-y movement of the body.

stored to horizontaler carrying positionthe arms 1l at both. ends of the car are reconnected to their bracket or pedestal 'arms ing pin 10'rl on each arm into the oritice 9a of its pedestal arm. The sleeve '14i is then forced downwardly over the lug 15av to secure the arm in position'. It shouldbe noted that the device described above is simple in construction and automatic` in operation. It should befurther noted that the arrangement is such as to prevent undesired opening on either door with the car body in horizontal or carrying position, and to prevent undesired opening of the door on the high side of the car body during tilting The stop bars 21 and 21a not only prevent undesired opening of the dooronfthe high the lug on the stop bar on the side which-has been dumped tends to absorb the shock when the parts. on this side of the car assume i their normal or carrying position.

lVhat I cla-im is: v l y 1. In dumping car construction the conibination of a car underframe, a tiltably mounted body, members extending upward lyl from the underfraine on both. sides of the'car, and arms pivotally mounted 'on the longitudinal center line of the car body and on saidfmembers for normally preventing tilting movement of thebody. i

l2. I dumping car construction the combination of a car underframe, 1a tiltably mounted body, members extending upwardly from the underframe on both sides of the car, and arms yj oivotally mounted on the longitudinal center line of the car body and on said members for normally preventing tilting movement of the body, and-stop members secured to thecarbody -and en-KVV gaging saidarms.v r

3. In dumpiiigcar construction the combination of a car underframe, a tiltably mounted body, members `extending upwardly from the underframe 'on both sides ot i i the car, and arms pivotally mounted on the ing tilting movement of the body, said npwardly extending members being; arranged for disengagement from'the underframeat either` side of-the cartoy permit tilting movement of the'car body.' Y

bination of a car underirame, a tiltably mounted body, members extending upward-- normally preventing tilting movement of the car body, hinged doors on the car body, and Y arms pivotally connected with "the,

upwardly extending members and with the doors arranged to normally prevent out- `ward swinging ot'f the doors vbut to permit outward swinging of the door on the low side of the car body during tilting movement thereof. v y side of the car body during dumping but 6. In dumping car -c onstructiontlie coinbination of a car underframe, l a tiltably mounted body, members extending upward- Y ly from. the underframe on both sides of the car, arms pivotally mounted-on said members and at points disposed transversely of the car with respect thereto for normally preventing tilting movement of the body, stop meinberssecured to the 4car body and engaging 4said Aari'ns,- hinged doors on the car body, and arms pivotall-y'connected with the upwardly extending members and with the doors arranged to normally. pre- Vent outward swinging `of the doors but to permit outward swinging of the door on the low-side of the car body during tiltingv movement thereof.

v7. In dumping` car construction the combination of a car underfranie, a 'tiltablv mounted body, members extending upwardly from the iinderframe on both' sides of the car, arms' pi'votally mounted on said' members and at a point disposed transversely of tlie car with respect thereto for normally lpreventing tilting movement ot 'Y the body, said lupwardly vextending members being arranged for disengagement from the under-frame at either: side of the car to per-v A. mit tilting movement-of the' ear body, longitudinal center vline of the car body and on said members fory normally prevent-` hinged doors on the car body, and arms pivotally connected` with the upwardly kextending .members and` with the doors arfrangedy tonormally preventv outward swinging of the doors but to permit 'swinging' movement ofI the door on the low sideof` the car body during tiltingmovementthereof. 4. In dumping car {c'oiistruction the com- ,8. .Inf dumping car construction the combination owa vcarunderframe, a tiltably mounted body,v members extending upwardly from the underframe onv both sides of the car, arms `pivotally 'mounted on said mein-A bers and at a point disposed transversely of the car' with respecttliereto for normally preventingtilting movement of` the body,

stop members secured to the body and enmembers being` arrarlaedA forv disengagement Ii'rom the under-'frame at Aeither side of the car to permit tilting movement of the car body, h inged doors on the car body, and arms pivotally connected with the upwardly extending members and with the doors arranged to normally preventoutward swinging of the doors but to permit outward swinging ofthe door on the low side of the. body during tilting movement thereof.

9. In dumping car construction the combination of a car underframe, a tiltably mounted body, members extending upwardly from the underframe on both sides of the car, arms pivotally mounted on said members and at a point disposed transversely of the car with respect thereto for normally preventing tilting movement of the car body, hinged doors on the car body, arms pivotally connected with the upwardly extending members and with the doors arranged to normally prevent outward swingving of the doors butto permit outward swinging of the door on the low side of the car body during tilting movement thereof, and stop `members on the doors arranged to prevent swinging movement of the free door beyondthe floor line of the car body in tilted position of the body.

10. In dumping car construction the combination of a car underframe, a t1ltably mounted body, members extendmg upwardly from the underframe on both sides of the car, arms pivotally mounted on said memers and at a point disposed transversely of the car with respect thereto for normally preventing tilting movement of the body, stop members secured to the car body and engaging said arms, hinged doors on the` car body, arms pivotally connected with the lupwardly extending members and with the doors arranged to normallyprevent outward sw ing of the doors but to permit out- 1 war swinging of the door on the low side of the body during tilting movement rthereof, and stop members on the doors arranged to prevent swinging movement of the free door beyond the floor line ofthe car body in tilted position of the body.

11. In dumping car construction the combination of a car underframe, a tiltably' mountedA body, a'V member extending upwardly from the underframe, an armpivotl`ally mounted on said member and at a point disposed transversely of the car body 4with repect thereto, a` hinged door on the car bo y, and a door operating arm pivotally connectedvwith said door and with said upwardly n extending'inmber, the arrangement such that the pivotalnoint of the upbeing war ly yextending member lies below a line .drawn from the pivotal connection of the .indoor and door operating arm to the outer i pivotal point of the transverse arm, and a stop member securedv to the door body and a hinged door on the car body, and a door operating arm pivotally connected with Said. door and with the upwardly extending meinber, the arrangement being such that the pivotal point of the pedestal arm lies below a line drawn from the pivotal connection of the door and door operating arm to the outer pivotal point of the transverse arm, and a stop member secured to the car body and engaging the lower side of the transverse arm. 13. As a mechanical element the combination of a bracket arm having an orifice therein, an arm hinged intermediate its length and carrying a pin arranged to engage in said orifice, a lug on said bracket arm, and a Sleeve arranged to engage both said lug and said jointed arm for preventing withdrawal of the pin from the oriiice.

tion oi a bracket member having an orifice therein, an arm carrying a pin arranged to engage in said orifice, a lug on said bracket member, and a sleeve arranged to engage both said lug and said arm for preventing the withdrawal of the pin from the orifice.

15. In dumping car construction the combination of a car underframe, a tiltably mounted body, a member on the underframe having an orifice therein, an upwardly extending a-rm hinged intermediate its length and carrylng a pin arranged to engage in said oriiice, a lug on said member, means arranged to engage both said lug and said arm for preventing withdrawal of the pin from the orifice, a hinged door on the car body, and an arm pivotally connected to said member and. arranged to normally prevent outward swinging of the door but to ermit outward swinging thereof during ti ting movement of the car body toward the side on which such door is mounted.

16.111 dumping car construction the combination of a car underframe, a tiltably mounted body, members on the underframe and having orifices therein, an upwardly extending arm hinged intermediate its length associated with each member, lugs on said members, means arranged to engage said -arms and the lugs ofsaid members for preventing withdrawal of the 'pins from the orifices, and arms pivotally mounted on the` 14. As a mechanical element the combinamounted body, upwardly extending memmally reventing tilting movement of the bers on the underframe and having oriiees ear bo y, and arms pivotally connected with therein, an upwardly extending arm hinged the upwardly extending members and with intermediate its length associated with each the doors arranged to normally prevent out- 15 upwardly extending member, lugs on said Ward 4swinging of the doors Vbut topermit members, means arranged to engage said outward swinging of the door on the low arms and the lugs of said members for preside of the ear body vduring tilting movement venting withdrawal of the pins from the thereof.

orifices, arms pvotally mounted at the lon- In witness whereof, I hereunto set my 20 gitudinal center line of the car body and on hand.

-said upwardly extending members for nor- LINDLEY KLEINHANS 

